Overnight: A few clouds. Mild. Isolated thunderstorms. Some heavy rain at times.
Lows: high 60’s. Winds: Light & Variable

Thursday: Partly Sunny, warm. Widespread thunder at times.
Highs: low 80’s. Winds: L&V.

Overnight: A few clouds. Mild. Isolated thunderstorms then isolated showers.
Lows: high 60’s. Winds: Light & Variable

Friday: Mostly Sunny, warm. Isolated thunder.
Highs: mid 70’s. Winds: N @ 5.

Overnight: A few clouds. Mild. Isolated thunderstorms.
Lows: high 60’s. Winds: Light & Variable

Saturday: Mostly Sunny, warm. Isolated thunder.
Highs: low 80’s.

Overnight: Partly cloudy. Mild. Isolated thunderstorms.
Lows: high 60’s. Winds: Light & Variable

The effects of Helene remind us of the power and danger of these systems and emphasize the importance of preparedness and resilience in facing such extreme weather events.  

“Many cities in southern Appalachia, including Asheville, N.C., were affected by both the PRE and Helene’s main circulation for weeks and months after the rain and winds ceased; many communities are still recovering a year later. Impacts included power and cellular outages, historic flooding and landslides, and a lack of water infrastructure for nearly two months. The Asheville-based headquarters of NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) was also severely impacted, but recovered services quickly thanks to efficient teamwork across its  partner locations . This type of event is not uncommon to the area. In 2021, remnants from  another tropical cyclone (Fred)  brought localized flooding to Cruso, N.C., killing six people. Tropical cyclone remnants during  the 2004 hurricane season  (Ivan, Frances, Jeanne) and the  1916 hurricane season  (two unnamed systems) also brought significant rainfall and flooding to the area.”

NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory #TornadoTales Public Survey: 

Please answer this survey if a storm in or near your area made you concerned that a tornado could affect you. This can include:

• A tornado impacted you directly
• You were warned that a tornado could impact you
• You were in or near a strong storm that made you concerned about tornadoes

Additional information:

• You must be 18 years old or older to participate in this survey
• Your responses will remain completely anonymous

https://inside.nssl.noaa.gov/tornado-tales/ 

The National Weather Service is soliciting comments on the potential use of Bluesky for disseminating information

The NWS is soliciting comments through January 26, 2026, on the potential utility of Bluesky in the NWS mission. Bluesky is a social media
platform that can provide a way for the NWS to share posts providing additional information that is complementary to official NWS products and
outreach information. For a limited time, NWS will be engaging in a prototype activity to examine the potential utility of this social media platform to support operations.

Find out more here: https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2025/pns25-50_comment_Bluesky_at_NWS_HQ.pdf

and here: https://nsdesk.servicenowservices.com/api/g_noa/nwspc/res2/d664da9797aa62148881bb7de053af4f

This prototype effort will utilize a national NWS Bluesky account, with posts being publicly visible via the following NWS Bluesky account page:
https://bsky.app/profile/nws.noaa.gov

Coming up on the latest edition of the @WDEFnews12 What I Want To Know Show: viewers asked for the winter weather forecast several months ago. Now it’s time for the summer outlook. Record breaking heat again? It’s possible. How much of a problem is #climatechange to our planet’s future?

Find out more here: youtu.be/NsAZY62tck4

Weather radios for Deaf people? How does that help?

Weather radios are the fastest way to get weather warnings and information in your home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but they do more than just tell you the forecast. They also alert you when weather warnings and watches are issued by the National Weather Service. The radios play very loud noises, which are meant to be heard by hearing people across their homes or to wake them up when they are asleep. Some of these radios have Deaf-friendly capabilities though. Many types of radios have attachments like bed shakers and strobe lights to them in case you can’t hear the alarm. They also have text displays that light up at night so you know what kind of weather warning it is.

The National Weather Service recommends everyone has a weather radio in their home, including the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities. The attachments available can help turn the radio into an alarm that could wake you up when you need it most. The video below explains in ASL and English, how to use and program a weather radio with these attachments.

https://www.weather.gov/wrn/dhh-safety

Via meteorologist Matthew Cappuci:

OKLAHOMA CITY – A vandal knocked News9’s weather radar offline for a time Sunday night. The suspect arrived at 9:34 p.m. Griffin Media, which owns the radar, wrote that the man disabled a “key power connector, smashed the power meter and broke into the generator’s transfer switch control panel before destroying it. They’re urging anyone with information not contact OKC Crime Stoppers. He’s accused of sabotaging “critical weather-prediction equipment.” This comes as a growing number of conspiracy theorists and misinformed and/or uneducated members of the public adopt outlandish ideas that radars “control” the weather.

The National Weather Service, meanwhile, has received credible threats of violence from a specific group called “Veterans on Patrol.” According to The Washington Post, a Telegram group with 6,000 members is currently developing plans to “take as many NEXRAD sites offline as possible.” They claim they already have “boots on the ground” in Washington State and Oklahoma. It’s unclear if the man in Oklahoma who targeted News9’s weather radar is associated with the group or acted alone. The group, founded in 2015, believes that Doppler radars are “weather weapons” used to control the weather. They also believe that Hurricane Helene, which caused catastrophic flooding in the Carolinas last September, was somehow manufactured by the military. (A reminder that a single hurricane churns through 200 times more energy than the entirety of what humanity produces — so no, we cannot create or meaningfully manipulate hurricanes.) The National Weather Service is urging technicians to not visit radar sites alone, and to report threats of violence to local law enforcement.

The United States operates a network of 159 Doppler radars. The Joint Doppler Operational Project (JDOP) was formed in 1976 as a joint endeavor by the National Weather Service and the Air Weather Service agency of the U.S. Air Force. Radars were installed nationwide between 1992 and 1997. The weather radars — known as the WSR-88D model — are instrumental in tracking severe weather. Each emits a pulse of energy that bounces off “hydrometeors,” or precipitation particles (rain, hail, snow, etc.) and returns to the radar. That tells meteorologists LOTS of information — the type of precipitation, the distance, the velocity it’s traveling, the shape, etc. These radars allow us to peer into storms to track damaging winds, hail and tornadoes. We can detect rotation ahead of time and issue lifesaving severe weather warnings. Each time you get a tornado warning on your phone, that’s because Doppler radar allowed a National Weather Service meteorologist to see inside the clouds. The radars are harmless and have been around for generations. They offer much of the data we ingest at MyRadar to provide critical alerting.

Any conspiracies you see about weather radar are, simply stated, baseless — and threats of violence toward radar sites/meteorologists are deeply concerning.”

https://www.newson6.com/story/686c1415dfc52927077f9d5c/vandal-disables-power-to-lifesaving-news-9-weather-radar

“I have spent over 30 years studying meteorology and climate. We take a lot of physics, calculus, thermodynamics and other complex subjects. The atmosphere is a fluid within a rotating frame of reference. Such complexity is far beyond fourth grade lessons about cumulus clouds or cold fronts. As I look at the despair caused to those in the Southeast like farmers, homeowners and businesses, I wish we could control hurricanes. Many families lost loved ones or property. Many communities of color, poor rural areas and regions with high elderly concentrations receive a disproportionate punch from storms like Helene or Milton. Gosh, I wish we did have the technology to spare them such angst and despair. We don’t.”

Via Forbes Magazine (may require subscription to site)

Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, a leading international expert in weather and climate, was the 2013 President of American Meteorological Society (AMS) and is Director of the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Atmospheric Sciences Program

Got #weatherpix to share for our Shackleford Towing & Recovery #WeatherWindow #PictureOfTheDay? E-mail them to Pictures@WDEF.com.

Who can participate?

This is a community project.  Everyone can help, young, old, and in-between.  The only requirements are an enthusiasm for watching and reporting weather conditions and a desire to learn more about how weather can affect and impact our lives.

What will our volunteer observers be doing?

Each time a rain, hail or snow storm crosses your area, volunteers take measurements of precipitation from as many locations as possible (see equipment).  These precipitation reports are then recorded on our Web site www.cocorahs.org. The data are then displayed and organized for many of our end users to analyze and apply to daily situations ranging from water resource analysis and severe storm warnings to neighbors comparing how much rain fell in their backyards.

Who uses CoCoRaHS?

CoCoRaHS is used by a wide variety of organizations and individuals.  The National Weather Service, other meteorologists, hydrologists, emergency managers, city utilities (water supply, water conservation, storm water), insurance adjusters, USDA, engineers, mosquito control, ranchers and farmers, outdoor & recreation interests, teachers, students, and neighbors in the community are just some examples of those who visit our Web site and use our data.

https://cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=application